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change permissions for all files and folders with xargs
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fix_permissions.sh
# change permissions for all files, skipping dirs
find . -type f | xargs chmod 664
# change permissions for all dirs, skipping files
find . -type d | xargs chmod 775
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Beware of the separator problem: pi.dk/5

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quamis commented Aug 9, 2019 •
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for those not wanting to click on short links, @ole-tange's link points to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xargs#Separator_problem

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quamis commented Aug 9, 2019

I've ended up doing find . -type d -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 777
thx @ole-tange

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